jaw-dropping

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adjective

jaw-drop·​ping ˈjȯ-ˌdrä-piŋ How to pronounce jaw-dropping (audio)
Synonyms of jaw-droppingnext
: causing great surprise or astonishment
jaw-dropper
ˈjȯ-ˌdrä-pər How to pronounce jaw-dropping (audio)
noun
jaw-droppingly
ˈjȯ-ˌdrä-piŋ-lē How to pronounce jaw-dropping (audio)
adverb

jaw-dropper

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noun

: something that causes extreme surprise or astonishment
the film ends with a jaw-dropper of a courtroom scene
jaw-dropping
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adjective
jaw-droppingly adverb

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Adjective the jaw-dropping prices for high-end modern art at the auction houses this season
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That would be bold and brash and jaw-dropping. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 May 2026 And the results are downright jaw-dropping. — Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 22 May 2026 Like this is absolutely jaw-dropping. — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026 On one hand, there was a bevy of huge, crazy Tribal Councils with last-second whispering and maneuvering, leading to jaw-dropping exits. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for jaw-dropping

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First Known Use

Adjective

1980, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1984, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of jaw-dropping was in 1980

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“Jaw-dropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jaw-dropping. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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